What measures do we need to make roads and pavements safer during covid19?

[jamesmcash]

Hi all,

The council has set out its Movement Plan response to covid19 and launched a website where you can make suggestions for changes to the highways or pavements in specific places around the borough. Do have a look here: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/public-health/for-the-public/coronavirus/impact-on-council-services/coronavirus-help-us-combat-covid-19-by-suggesting-healthier-streets

More specifically, there are some proposals for Melbourne Grove, Derwent Grove and Elsie Road. If you live on one of those streets please let us know what you think: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSec3c3OCsSboVdTnBrOScgFUz6YjVpU1l7GTdYobFNKZCYdvw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Any questions, please get in touch!

I hope everyone is staying safe and well, and having a pleasant weekend!

Best wishes

James

[Beefcheek]

Just had a look at that transport ?plan?. It includes: 4) Working with neighbouring councils

We'll work with neighbouring councils to coordinate our efforts to ensure we're encouraging walking, cycling and public transport use rather than driving.

5) Working with Transport for London

We're working with TfL to identify further measures to enable more walking, cycling and public transport use and to reduce through traffic.

- The government is saying public transport for the foreseeable future will only run at 10% capacity because of social distancing and we should avoid it if possible. And then Southwark council says it is working with neighbouring councils and TfL to ?encourage and enable? public transport use. These pledges and 10% capacity are mutually exclusive. They simply do not make sense. Walking and cycling can take some pressure off, yes, along with fewer office workers for now, but with that 10% capacity it will become practically impossible to ?encourage and enable? public transport. The only way to do that, given the restrictions, is to massively increase the number of trains, buses, etc in service and the frequency of service. That is not going to happen. TfL is now in financial crisis. We need to start being realistic and honest about what is and what isn?t possible.